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‘The Five’ Finishes First In Total Viewers In January Cable News Ratings; ‘Jesse Watters Primetime’ Ranks Among Top Shows After Debut
The Five finished January as the most watched show among total viewers, as Fox News also saw growth in its 7 PM hour with the debut of Jesse Watters.
Jesse Watters Primetime debuted on Jan. 24 and helped push the hour into the top five among all cable news shows. It drew 3.3 million viewers during its launch week, and…
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Fox News Tops Off-Year Election Night Viewership
Fox News topped cable network coverage of Tuesday’s off-year election results from Virginia and New Jersey, drawing an average of 4.65 million viewers during primetime.
MSNBC drew 1.49 million viewers during the 8-11 p.m. ET time frame, while CNN averaged 1.04 million. In the 25-54 demo, Fox News averaged 936,000…
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By Ted Johnson
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2013 Basic Cable Ratings: USA Tops Again In Primetime But Down 8%; Nick At Nite, AMC Up Double Digits As Fox News & ABC Family Fall; TBS Leads Demo
Here are the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data:
Network: Total Viewers (in millions), % change from 2012
1. USA: 2.680, -8%
2. Disney: 2.438, -2%
3. ESPN: 2.210, -6%
4. History: 2.114, -2%
5. TNT: 2.070, -5%
6. TBS: 2.014, -3%
7. Fox News: 1.785, -13%
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2011 Basic Cable Ratings: USA Still On Top, History & FX Up, Nick At Nite & TBS Down
YEARENDER: There was little change at the top of the primetime basic cable rankings for 2011, with USA finishing the year as No. 1 in total viewers and adults 18-49 for a sixth consecutive time on the strength of its original series. The cable network added another hit to its original slate this year with rookie Suit…
Kurt Sutter Hopes To Keep 'Sons Of Anarchy' Going For At Least 7 Seasons
Kurt Sutter, the colorful and occasionally churlish creator of the FX biker smash Sons Of Anarchy that wrapped its fourth and most successful campaign last night, is optimistic that his show will see a seventh season. Or more. SOA already has been renewed for a fifth season of 13 episodes. He said during a conference…
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By Ray Richmond
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Nielsen Admits Mistake In Kids Viewership Data But Stands Behind Nickelodeon Ratings
Here’s some more anti-Nielsen fodder for Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman today at his UBS Global Media & Communications Conference appearance: The TV ratings company is admitting that it made a mistake when estimating the number of kids who are watching TV compared with last year. Though not directly related to Dauman’s…
Disney's 'Good Luck Charlie' Movie Draws 6.9M Viewers, 'Austin & Ally' Opens To 5.7M
The latest Disney Channel original movie, Good Luck Charlie: It’s Christmas, an offshoot of the network’s hit sitcom, premiered with 6.9 million total viewers last night. It dethroned Lifetime’s The Craiglist Killer as the most-watched live-action cable movie of 2011. Good Luck Charlie also delivered 3.3 million kids…
SUNDAY CABLE RATINGS: 'Walking Dead', 'Kourtney & Kim' And 'After Lately' Up
While broadcast series suffered across-the-board ratings declines last night, some of their cable brethren were sizzling. AMC’s The Walking Dead wrapped its fall run with 6.6 million viewers — a whopping 4.5 million of them in the adults 18-49 demographic (that’s more than the 3.9 million adults 25-54 who watched the…
Tyler Perry's Latest TBS Series Off To OK Start, Jeff Dunham Posts Record For BIO
UPDATED: While other networks filled the Thanksgiving holiday with repeats and specials, TBS opted to launch a new scripted series on Black Friday. For most shows that would spell gloom and doom, but not if the series has Tyler Perry’s name in it. Perry once again proved his drawing power as his latest TBS sitcom, Tyle…
Cable Ratings: 'Hell On Wheels' Slides In Week 2, 'Homeland' Continues To Grow
In its second week, AMC’s period Western Hell On Wheels drew 3.8 million total viewers, 1.8 million in adults 18-49 and 25-54. That was down 14% in total viewers, 25% in 18-49 and 21% in 25-54 from the series’ solid premiere. Meanwhile, another freshman, Showtime’s Homeland, continues its steady growth. The conspiracy…
'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Premiere Posts Franchise High, 'Homeland' Still Grows
Bravo's The Real Housewives Of Atlanta drew 2.9 million viewers for its season premiere on Sunday to mark the most-watched season debut in the history of the Real Housewives franchise. In adults 18-49, the reality series averaged 1.9 million. It was up 20% from last season’s premiere in total viewers and 10% in…
AMC's 'Hell On Wheels' Debuts With 4.4 Mil
AMC's newest series, period Western Hell On Wheels, was off to a strong start last night. It drew 4.4 million viewers and ranked as the cable network’s second-highest-rated series premiere behind mega-hit The Walking Dead, which opened with 5.3 million last fall, in total viewers as well as adults 18-49 and 25-54. Hell…
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